New Hampshire

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Come on over to New Hampshire

You can go to the beach and climb the tallest mountain in the
northeast United States at one state in our country-New Hampshire!
In this state there's perfect temperature, great restaurants with cool,
delicious food, and awesome activities. Now you have a great vacation
destination!


























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Fun Facts about New Hampshire


Admission to Statehood: June 21, 1788

State Bird: Purple Finch

State Tree: Purple Lilac

Capital: Concord

Largest Cities: Manchester, Nashua, Concord,Derry,

Rochester, Salem, Dover, Londonderry, Hudson

The Flag of New Hampshire
The Flag of New Hampshire

Motto: Live free or die

Nickname: The Granite State

Population: 1,235,786

Climate: Humid, continental climate

Economy:

  • Agriculture
  1. Dairy products
  2. Nursery Stock
  3. Cattle
  4. Apples
  5. Eggs
  • Industry
  1. Machinery
  2. Electric equipment
  3. Rubber and plastic products
  4. tourism



Fast Facts


  • Out of first 13 colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare independence from England
  • Highest wind speed was recorded at Mt. Washington on April 12,1934
  • The first potato planted in the U.S. was in Londonderry Common Field in 1719
  • The first free public library in the U.S. was established in Peterbough in 1833
  • Levi Hutchins invented the alarm clock in 1787
  • Alexandria, New Hampshire was the birthplace of Luther C. Ladd, the first enlisted soldier to die in the civil war
  • Durham, the University of New Hampshire, founded in 1866, has a population of 10,500 undergraduate students
  • America's stonehenge, over 4,000 years old, is on Mystery Hill in Salem, New Hampshire
  • It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup, in which New Hampshire produces
  • New Castle is the smallest town in New Hampshire. It covers 18 square miles or 512 acres. The town consists of one large island and seven smaller islands


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Other Links about New Hampshire to Check Out


McAuliffe Planetarium
NH Outdoors
Welcome to New Hampshire
Visit New Hampshire
New Hampshire Almanac


My Bibliography of the sites I Used


Google Maps
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VokiClass Tools Game Generator
Phillip Martin Clip Art
Pics4Learning
Classroom Clip Art


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